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Jamestown
The famous explorer, Christopher Columbus, sailed the ocean from Europe and landed on the "New World" and soon after they established the first permeant settlements, Jamestown. Jamestown is still around today with some of the belongings from the early settlers. -
Start of slavery
At first they used Indentured Servants for the labor. Although by 1700 most labor needs were used by forcible importation of Africans. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first elected in the New World. It still operates today as the "General Assembly". -
Mayflower Compact
This was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony. This document said that theyu agreed to obey laws created for the general good. -
Treaty of Paris
This Treaty was made after the French and Indian War. England gained land West appalachian and Canada from this Treaty. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settlering West becuase it costs a lot of money to protect colonists from Indians. England soon after placed troops in the colonies but the colonists said that they controlled them. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act if a a tax on a legal document. They used the money from the taxes for was debts. -
Boston Massacre
In this Massacre, only five colonies were killed. The goal of this battle was to arouse anger toward Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
In this, England put restrictions on tea. Colonists boarded tea ships and threw tea into the water in harbour. -
1st Continental Congress
This was a meeting of representatives from all 13 colonies except Georgia. This was imporatant becuase this was the first time all the colonies acted as one. -
2nd Contitinental Congress
This meeting created the Continental Army and George Washington. There was the final peace offer called Olive Branch Petition. -
Lexington and Concord
At this battle, Britsish troops attacked a colonial weapons stockpile. This was the first skirmish and it was in Massachusetts. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote this and it was issued by the Continental congress. The colonies offically sperated from Britain after this. -
Articles of Confederation
The thriteen newly independent states united into one country. They came up with the Articles of Confederation becuase they feared a strong national government. -
Yorktown
french General marquisde Lafayette developed a plan. The ending of the war, Cornwallis surrendered. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
A plan to surveying western lands. This plan was made from the Critical Period. -
Annapolis Convention
This was when they called to settle disputes. Only five states showed uo to this meeting. -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This was the plan for creation and admission of new states. This was after the Land Ordinance of 1785. -
Shays Rebellion
This is debt ridden farmers in MA rebel due to high taxes. -
Constitutional Convention
This was to address problems in governing in the United States. George Washington and James Madison were the key leaders. -
The Great Compromise
This was when they decided to make a two house national legislative. This was the House of Representatives and Senate. -
Critical Period
The time period which U.S. was under Articles of Confederation. A problem from this time was a huge war debt. -
Washington Presidency
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He made decisions for the United States in the earlier years and only served two terms. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
This was what set up the court system. From this, there were three departments created including the Department of Treasury, State and War. -
Bill of Rights
This is the first 10 Admendments of the Constituion. The Bill of Rights was written by James Madison. -
John Adams
He was the second president of the U.S.. He developed the Aliened and Sedition Acts. -
Reservation System
Indians were forced off their land into smaller and smaller reservations. -
Assimilation Policy
This is the plan for Indians to adopt the American culture. -
The Age of Common Man
THis was the time period when democracy in the U.S. expanded and more people got involved in electoaral process. Also Americans no longer let aristocrats make all decisions, instead the common man. -
Jackson's Presidency
He was the seventh president of the U.S. and he lost to Adams in 1824. Although in 1828, Jackson defeated Adams becuase more common men could vote and they liked Jackson. -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
This act was issued during Jackson's presidency. It forced all Indians East of Mississippi River and to move to Indian Territory. -
Battlle of Alamo
The Alamo is an old mission house. The Texans fortified themselves there and in this battle they fought until the last man died. -
Battle of San Jacinto
This was lead by Sam Houston and the Texans won Itheir independence from Mexico in this war. It also established the Republic of Texas. -
U.S. annexes Texas
After the Battle of San Jacinto, the United States annexed Texas. This was during the presidency of John Tyler. -
Mexican War
President James Polk. called for this war. Mexico wouldnt sell the land of Southwest, so this caused the war. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe and he supported the North. -
The dred scot case
A slave named Dred Scot sued for freedom. -
Election of 1860
Abe Lincoln won this election. -
Homestead act
This act is a law that gave free public land in the West in 160 acre plots. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
This is the first battle of the Civil war. It was held in South Carolina. -
Battle of Antietam
This battle was when Lee went North. Also after this battle, where Lee lost, Lincoln issued the Emanicpation Proclamtion. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Lee oushed the North into PA. This battle was the turning point of the war. -
Battle of Vicksburg
This battle was in Mississippi and Grant won it. It also cut the Confederacy in half. -
Gettsyburg Address
This was a short speech made by Lincoln. Lincoln wanted one nation not seperate states. -
Emanicipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued this document. It freed the slaves in the "rebelling states". -
Reconstruction
Reconstruction is the restoring of southern states to the union. -
13 Amendment
This Amendment abolished slavery. -
Appomattox Court House
General Lee surrendered here. After this, Lee ureged Southners to accept surrender and unite as americans. -
Lincolns assination
He died shortly after the war and was shot by John Wilkes Booth. -
Reconstruction Act of 1867
This put the South under Military occupation. -
Election of 1867
The republican, Hayes, won this selection. -
14 Amendment
This amendment prohitbited states from denying equal rights for blacks. -
15 Amendment
This amendment gave voting rights to African Americans. -
Knights of labor
The founder was Uriah Stevens. This was a union group. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This banned entry of all Chinese people. -
American Federation of Labor
The founder of this was Samuel Gompers. This was a craft union, meaning only skilled workers. -
Haymarket Square
This was the Knights of Labor protested in Chicago. A bomb went off near police and there was eight strikers convicted. -
Dawes Act
The goal of this act was to Americanize the Indians. It broke up reservations and du=ivided them into individual plots. -
Jim Crow Laws
This established separte facilites for whites and blacks. The black facilities were inferior. -
progressive movement
This movement was a reform. It used the government to institute reforms to fix problems caused by industrialization. -
Sherman Anti-Trust act
This prevented any business structure that restrained trade. Also this outlawed trusts also known as monopolies. It was not successful. -
Homestead Strike
This was a strike ast the Carnegie Steel plant. Plant manger Henry Ford called the Pinkerton Dectective Agency. -
American Railway Union
The founder was Eugene V. Debs and this union consisted of railroad workers. It was an Industrial union. -
Pullman Strike
This Strike was by Pullman workers and it started a nationwide railroad boycott. The federal government ended it though. -
Plessey vs. Ferguson 1896
S.C. said 'separte but equal" did not violate the 14th admendment. It upheld Jim Crow Laws of segregation. -
16th Amendment
It creates federal income tax and "progressive tax". The higher incomes pay higher rate. -
17th Amendment
The voters elect Senators now and not state legislatures. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
THis Act expandedthe Sherman Anti-Trusts act. It outlawed price-pixing. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
This Act creates federal trade commission and investigates business practices. -
19th Amendment
This new law gave woman the right to vote. -
Immigration Restriction Act
This put a qouta of now many immigrants could came from each country. Allowed more from old immigrsants areas than the new immigrant areas. -
Hoover
Herbert Hoover was the president of the U.S. He was not well liked by Americans becuase of his unfairness right before the country fell from Depression. -
Black Tuesday
This was the day when America'a Stock Market crashed. THis crash was the start of the Great Depression in the U.S. -
Great Depression
This depression was mainly caused by the stock market crash. Franklin D. Roosevelt made a program called the "New Deal", which was to help end the Great Depression. -
Dust Bowl
This was dust storms which happenede in the central West of the U.S. It killed many people. It was becuase of droughts in these lands. -
New Deal
This was a deal made by Franklin D. Roosevelt. IT was designed to help end the GReat Depression in America. -
FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president of the U.S. He founded the New Deal. -
CLO
Known as Collateralized loan obligations. This was oen of the programs in the New Deal. -
FDIC
Known as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This was to maintain stability in the U.S. -
Wagner Act
This Act Organized union groups. -
Cold war
This was a war between the Sovet Union and the United States. It never was a phsyical battle war. It was a war that delt with communism. -
NATO
This was an alliance for the U.S. and Western European countries. Its main goal was to prevent Soviet unvasion in Western Europe. -
Warsaw Pact
This was an alliance for Soviet Union and East Europe. It had an large millitary forces in Europe. -
Divison of Germany
Germany was divied into two parts, East and West Germany. East being controlled by Soviet Union and West being controlled by United States. -
Marshall plan
This is a massive U.S. financail aid package. Its goal was to prevent the spread of communism. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviets blockaded West Berlin. SO United States flew in supplies to help Berlin. -
Communist takeover China
The leader of China was Mao Zedong and this war feared the U.S. even more for the spread of communism. -
Korean War
This war was between NorthKorea, communist, and South Korea, Democratic. The U.S. helped South Korea with this war. -
Esienhower
He was the 34th U.S. president. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
They were spies for the Soviet Union. -
Sputnik
This was an Soviet Union space piece. -
U2 incident
Francis Gary Powers was shot odwn while spying over the Soviet Union. -
Berlin WAll
THis was a physical wall to sperate the West and East sides of Berlin. It was to keep the East people inside wall. -
JFK
He was the 35th president of United States. -
Cuban Missile crisis
This was the closet the war got to being a nuclear war. -
JFK
He was assinated during his term, by being shot in head. -
Social Security Act
This was part of the New Deal. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between France and Britain. The British won this battle and it ended with the Treaty of Paris. -
Thomas Jefferson
He was the founding father of the U.S.. He wrote the Declartion of Independence. -
3/5ths Compromise
This is when a slave is counted as 3/5ths of a person. This is when determining a state's reprsentation in the House of Representatives. -
Susan B. Anthony
She was a strong leader for the Womans Suffrage Movewment. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
This set up minimum wages and work hours for he U.S. Also was part of the New Deal.
